Bill Lindsay

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Bill Lindsay
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Lindsay with the Cologne Sharks in 2006.
Born (1971-05-17) May 17, 1971 (age 54)
Fernie, British Columbia, Canada
Height 6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight 195 lb (88 kg; 13 st 13 lb)
Position Right Wing
Shot Left
Played for Quebec Nordiques
Florida Panthers
Calgary Flames
San Jose Sharks
Montreal Canadiens
Atlanta Thrashers
National teamFlag of the United States.svg  United States
NHL draft 103rd overall, 1991
Quebec Nordiques
Playing career 1991–2007

William Hamilton Lindsay (born May 17, 1971) is an American former professional ice hockey player. He played in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Quebec Nordiques, Florida Panthers, Calgary Flames, San Jose Sharks, Montreal Canadiens and the Atlanta Thrashers. He was drafted 103rd overall by the Nordiques in the 1991 NHL Entry Draft.

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Playing career

Lindsay played in 777 NHL regular season games, scoring 83 goals and 141 assists for 224 points and picking up 922 penalty minutes. On Saturday, April 27, 1996 Lindsay scored the winning goal to give the Panthers their first-ever playoff series victory. The Florida Panthers eventually made it all the way to the Stanley Cup finals in the 1995–96 NHL season, losing to the Colorado Avalanche in four games. Lindsay was also a part of the Hamilton Bulldogs team that made it all the way to the Calder Cup finals in 2003 but then lost to the Houston Aeros in a seven game series by a score of 4–3.

Lindsay suffered a life-threatening throat injury in what proved to be his final NHL game on January 3, 2004. [1]

He then moved to the Deutsche Eishockey Liga in Germany for the Kölner Haie. He is now the radio color commentator for Florida Panthers home games and an analyst appearing across NHL Network's programming.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season TeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
1988–89 Vernon Lakers BCHL 56242953166—————
1989–90 Tri-City Americans WHL 7240458584730314
1990–91 Tri-City AmericansWHL63464793151536910
1991–92 Tri-City AmericansWHL42345993111323516
1991–92 Quebec Nordiques NHL 2324614—————
1992–93 Quebec NordiquesNHL44491316—————
1992–93 Halifax Citadels AHL 2011132418—————
1993–94 Florida Panthers NHL84661297—————
1994–95 Florida PanthersNHL481091946—————
1995–96 Florida PanthersNHL731222345722551018
1996–97 Florida PanthersNHL8111233412030118
1997–98 Florida PanthersNHL8212162880—————
1998–99 Florida PanthersNHL7512152792—————
1999–2000 Calgary Flames NHL808122086—————
2000–01 Calgary FlamesNHL52191097—————
2000–01 San Jose Sharks NHL1604429600016
2001–02 Florida PanthersNHL634711117—————
2001–02 Montreal Canadiens NHL1313423112242
2002–03 Montreal CanadiensNHL1902223—————
2002–03 Hamilton Bulldogs AHL286121889231031331
2003–04 Atlanta Thrashers NHL2400025—————
2003–04 Chicago Wolves AHL133588—————
2004–05 Long Beach Ice Dogs ECHL 329142378722412
2005–06 Syracuse Crunch AHL40220—————
2005–06 Kölner Haie DEL 329122178944844
2006–07 Kölner HaieDEL457162379912326
NHL totals7778314122492242781544

International

YearTeamEventGPGAPtsPIM
1991 United States WJC 73588
1994 United States WC 53142

Awards

Post-hockey career

Lindsay has been a color analyst for the Florida Panthers [2] and for the NHL [3] since he retired from playing and is often affectionately referred to as “Billy” in his broadcasting career.

Personal Life

Lindsay is a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

References

  1. ↑ Russo, Michael (March 19, 2004). "LINDSAY GRATEFUL TO BE ALIVE". Sun-Sentinel. Retrieved December 28, 2021.
  2. ↑ Dwork, David (October 1, 2015). "Bill Lindsay added to panthers radio broadcast as color analyst". CBS News. Retrieved November 4, 2025.
  3. ↑ Hersch, Jamie (June 24, 2024). "NHL Now: Billy Lindsay" . Retrieved November 5, 2025.
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